Go Beavs: An Oregon State Dynasty

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[b][size=+1]Week 7 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#25 LSU 18
#2 Florida 21

Tennessee 43 (OT)
#16 Georgia 37

Minnesota 28
#17 Illinois 21

Nebraska 42
#6 Texas Tech 39

[b]#3 Texas 43
#12 Oklahoma 51[/b]

#7 Arizona State 21
#19 USC 34

#8 Penn State 20
#13 Wisconsin 42

#18 UCLA 21
#24 Oregon 41

[b][size=+1]Top Ten[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State (32)
2 Florida (25)
3 Clemson (1)
4 West Virginia (1)
5 Auburn (1)
6 South Carolina (1)
7 Virginia Tech
8 Florida State
9 Oklahoma
10 Texas

[b][size=+1]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

HB B.Saine (Ohio State)
QB T.Boeckman (Ohio State)
QB K.Burns (Auburn)
HB A.Brown (TCU)
HB J.Davis (Clemson)

 

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[size=+1]Oregon State (4-2) at Washington (3-2)[/size]

Seattle, WA - Oregon State faced off against the Washington Huskies under a cold, clear evening sky in Seattle, Washington. Surprisingly, the Beavers come into this game on top of the conference with a 3-0 conference record. The Pac-10 seems open for grabs this year as USC has stumbled. The OSU offense has been on fire as WR Sammie Stroughter has made play after play and QB Sean Canfield is growing up before our eyes this year. It is widely believed that Husky head coach Tyrone Willingham is on the hot seat this year and this would be one game that he needs to have to help his chances.

It did not start very well for the Huskies as Washington QB Jake Locker threw a strike to freshman WR#1 but the ball went threw his hands and into the hands of OSU CB Brandon Hughes for an early turnover. The momentum was on the side of Oregon State but then OSU HB Jeremy Francis went down with what was later determined to be a broken fibula. Francis should be out for at least five weeks. To make matters worse for the Beavers, Canfield threw a pick in the red zone.

Oregon State would come up with a big play near the end of 1st quarter when Canfield threw deep over the middle of the field to WR Kyle Brown who came up with a leaping catch. Then he was upended but held on to the ball for a 35 yard gain. Unfortunately the drive stalled and the Beavers kicked a field goal to take 3-0 lead as the 1st quarter came to an end.

The Huskies struck back with a nice drive of their own led by QB Jake Locker which was finished off with a short, goal line TD run by HB J.R. Hardy to give the Huskies the lead 7-3. However, Oregon State answered back with an efficient drive of their own finished off with a five yard TD run by HB Patrick Fuller to put the Beavers ahead 10-7.

[size=-5]OSU HB Jeremy Francis takes it across the goal line on the five yard scamper.[/size]​

The pattern continued as neither defense could find an answer to stop the offense. Washington QB Jake Locker threw a short pass to WR#1 who was coming back from a hook pattern and OSU CB Brandon Hughes was unable to make the tackle. WR#1 easily made his way into the endzone for a 25 yd TD giving the Huskies a 14-10 lead.

[size=-5]OSU CB Brandon Hughes is unable to make the tackle, Husky WR#1 takes it in for a 25 yd TD.[/size]​

The Beavers were able to get a field goal in the closing seconds of the first half to make it 14-13 Washington to end and exciting first half.

Oregon State QB Sean Canfield would go to what has worked best to get back in the game. Canfield faked a handoff to Fuller and threw deep downfield to WR Sammie Stroughter on a post route which the playmaker caught in stride for a 32 yard TD putting the Beavers back on top 20-14.

Washington QB Jake Locker was unable to match the Beavers this time as he threw an interception to OSU FS Al Afalava. The turnover set the Beavers up with good field position and Canfield was able to find Stroughter on a crossing route six yards out but the ball was thrown to far in front. However, Stroughter laid out for the ball and came down with it for his second TD reception of the game to put Oregon State in front 26-14 as the two point conversion failed.

[size=-5]Beaver WR Sammie Stroughter comes up with his second TD reception.[/size]​

The Huskies were down but not out yet as a nice kick return put them at the OSU 25 yard line. However, Locker threw an interception to OLB Isaiah Cook which essentially put the game out of reach. The Huskies would find themselves in the red zone late in the game but Locker again threw an interception this time to CB Brandon Hughes for the defensive back's second interception of the game. The last turnover would officially end the game and give the Beavers a 26-14 victory.

Oregon State 26

QB Canfield: 19-28, 269 yds, 2 td, int
HB Fuller: 24 car, 81 yds, td
WR Stroughter: 10 rec, 159 yds, 2 td
CB Hughes: 8 tkl, 2 int, defl

Washington 14

QB Locker: 17-30, 195 yds, 4 int
HB Hasty: 17 car, 40 yds, td
WR#1: 5 rec, 69 yds, td

 

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[b][size=+1]Week 8 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#22 Nebraska 41
#18 Iowa State 14

#21 Missouri 35
#10 Texas 42

LSU 34
#6 South Carolina 37 (OT)

[b]#7 Virginia Tech 20
#14 Boston College 24[/b]

[b][size=+1]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State 8-0
2 Florida 6-0
3 Clemson 7-0
4 Auburn 7-0
5 South Carolina 8-0
6 West Virginia 6-0
7 Florida State 6-0
8 Oklahoma 6-1
9 Boston College 6-0
10 Cincinnati 5-0

[b][size=+1]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
QB Todd Boeckman (Ohio State)
HB Aaron Brown (TCU)
HB James Davis (Clemson)
HB Marlon Lucky (Nebraska)

[b][size=+1]Pac-10 Standings[/size][/b]

1 [b]Oregon State[/b]: 5-2, 4-0
2 #18 USC: 4-2, 3-1
3 #20 Oregon: 6-1, 3-1
4 #21 UCLA: 6-1, 3-1
5 #15 Arizona State: 5-1, 2-1
6 Washington: 3-3, 2-2
7 Cal: 3-3, 1-2
8 Arizona: 4-3, 1-3
9 Washington State: 3-4, 1-4
10 Stanford: 1-7, 0-5

 

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[b][size=+1]Week 9 Games of the Week[/size][/b] (Bye week for Oregon State)

[b]#4 Auburn 24
#5 West Virginia 17[/b]

#20 Oregon 7
#15 Arizona State 29

#17 Penn State 3
#1 Ohio State 38

#14 Virginia Tech 24
#7 Florida State 29

#24 Alabama 21
#25 Tennessee 13

[b][size=+1]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State 9-0
2 Florida 7-0
3 Clemson 7-0
4 Auburn 8-0
5 South Carolina 8-0
6 Florida State 7-0
7 Boston College 7-0
8 Oklahoma 7-1
9 Cincinnati 6-0
10 Texas 7-1

[b][size=+1]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
HB Aaron Brown (TCU)
QB Todd Boeckman (Ohio State)
HB Marlon Lucky (Nebraska)
QB Drew Weatherford (Florida State)

 

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[size=+1]Recruiting News[/size]

C Anthony Hamilton 4* #2 C, #85 OVR
Sparks, NV
Top Schools: Arizona State, Oregon, UCLA, Oregon State, USC

Four star C Anthony Hamilton out of Sparks, Nevada will be among three recruits visiting Corvallis this weekend to see the Beavers take on the Sundevils. The highly soughted 6'6" 270 pound center already has offers from Arizona State, Oregon, UCLA, Oregon State, and USC. Hamilton has already visited Arizona State and that school is his clear favorite for now. The visit to Oregon State will give him another chance to see his favorite school play football in what will be an intriguing conference match up.

G Louis Givens 3* Superior, AZ
DT Marquice Hart 3* Village Park, HI

 

[LC AAU]

This looks nice, keeping it realistic with win over USC .

 

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Sammie Stroughter is beasting for you, and nice upset over the Trojans. I'll be following.

Stroughter is almost singlehandedly winning games for us. I never thought I would be able to beat USC

This looks nice, keeping it realistic with win over USC

No kidding. lol

 

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[size=+1]#15 Arizona State (6-1) at Oregon State (5-2)[/size]

Corvallis, OR - The Beavers have been riding high lately on the momentum of their victory over the Trojans. However, despite Oregon State still sitting on top of the Pac-10 with an undefeated conference record, most analysts believed that it would come down to Arizona State, UCLA, USC, and Oregon. With the impressive win over Oregon, head coach Dennis Erickson and his Sundevils were ready to claim the title of top dog and a win over Oregon State would put them in a position to accomplish that objective. The game was even taken seriously by the national media as it was nationally telvised on ABC.

The conditions were ugly at Reser Stdium as the first day of November would bring a 33 degree temperature with a nice, cold downpoor of rain mixed with some freezing rain. The weather did not seem to be a factor early on for ASU as QB Rudy Carpenter moved his team well until the drive stalled and the Sundevils were forced to punt. However, OSU QB Sean Canfield on the third play of their possession threw a terrible pass that was picked off by CB#13 which was returned inside the five yard line. That is where Carpenter found his wide open TE #80 in the flat for a TD to put ASU up 7-0. ASU would also add a field goal on their next possession to put them ahead 10-0.

[size=-5]Sundevil QB Rudy Carpenter finds his TE in the flat to give ASU an early lead.[/size]​

Oregon State could not get anything going on offense. Canfield was under a lot of pressure. The recievers were not getting open and there was a lack of a run game. On the other side, the Sundevils started to open up a run game with HB Keegan Herring. The speedy running back would eventually find the endzone on an impressive highlight run where he made a nice juke move to find the outside and was in the endzone before anybody knew it to give ASU a 17-0 lead. Arizona State would put another ball through the uprights for a field goal to make it 20-0 before the first quarter was even over.

[size=-5]ASU HB Keegan Herring finds the endzone after making a move to get to the outside.[/size]​

Just as the first quarter was coming to an end, on the ensuing kick off, OSU WR Chris Johnson caught the ball in the endzone and elected to take it out hoping to make a play. The returner found an opening in the coverage and received some nice blocks and took it all the way to the house for a 103 yard kick return for a touchdown and the Beavers were finally on the scoreboard down 20-7 as the first quarter came to an end.

Arizona State finally seemed to sputter on offense as Carpenter would be picked off by OSU CBs Brandon Hughes and Keenan Lewis in the second quarter but the Oregon State offense was unable to get anything going. The Sundevils would take their commanding 20-7 lead into the locker rooms at halftime.

As the second half got underway, OSU WR Sammie Stroughter caught the ball in the endzone off the opening kick off and he also decided to run it out to spark the Beaver offense. Stroughter found an opening and then shrugged off a tackle and he too took it to the house for a 102 yard kick return for a touchdown to give the Beavers hope as they were only down 20-14. On the sideline, there was a very angry Dennis Erickson as he slammed his headset to the ground.

[size=-5]Beaver kick returner Sammie Stroughter shrugs off a tackle and takes it to the house for Oregon State's second kick return for a touchdown of the game.[/size]​

Despite the two big special teams plays, the Sundevils remained composed going about their business. ASU HB Keegan Herring seemed to be taking over the game, making plays to keep the chains moving. However, the Beaver defense came up with a big stop on a 4th & inches play. Now, the OSU offense just needed to score some points. That is when the Beavers got a bad break as WR Sammie Stroughter went down with an ACL sprain on the punt return. Stoughter would be forced to watch the rest of the game from the sideline. This was a huge blow to an already anemic offense as Stroughter has been the offense the last few games as he has scored eight touchdowns in the last three games.

Despite the injury, Canfield led a nice drive into the red zone where he found his TE Gabe Miller who appeared to be open in the endzone but ASU SS Troy Nolan was baiting Canfield to throw it and stepped in front and picked off the ill advised pass from Canfield. As Canfield came back to the sideline, OSU head coach Mike Riley could only look at the ground and shake his head in disappointment. The Beavers had blown their opportunity to score. ASU would put a field goal on the board in the 4th quarter and the game was nailed shut when Canfield threw his third pick of the game. Arizona State wins 23-14.

Dennis Erickson was visibly upset despite winning an important conference game, "I was really disappointed in our lack of focus on special teams. Yeah we won and a win is a win but we got lucky. Once is bad enough but twice...that's not good. We obviously have a lot of work to do." The Sundevils did not play well on special teams but essentially the defense pitched a shut out.

Mike Riley appeared to be disappointed with his team, "Canfield made a really bad decision down there in the red zone but he wasn't getting a whole lot of help out there. We really showed a lack of heart I thought... unable to get anybody blocked. But those guys we played are a good team. That's for sure." Arizona State put Canfield on his back six times and it was clear that the Sundevils were faster than the Beavers. Next up for the Beavers is UCLA who has only lost one game. It should be another tough game.

Arizona State 23

QB Carpenter: 17-32, 157 yds, td, 2 int
HB Herring: 18 car, 81 yds, td
WR Jones: 6 rec, 64 yds
CB #13: 4 tkl, int, ff (Pac-10 Defensive player of the week)
SS Nolan: 6 tkl, int

Oregon State 14

QB Canfield: 21-36, 174 yds, 3 int
HB Fuller: 17 car, 51 yds
WR Brown: 5 rec, 62 yds
CB Hughes: 6 tkl, int, 2 defl

 

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[b][size=+1]Week 10 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#17 Nebraska 30
#9 Oklahoma 41

#2 Florida 33 (OT)
#21 Georgia 30

#13 Pittsburgh 28
Notre Dame 38

#11 Texas 35
#14 Texas Tech 28

Tennessee 34
#5 South Carolina 17

[b]#3 Clemson 17
#7 Boston College 20[/b]

#24 Oregon 20
Cal 21

[b][size=+1]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State 9-0
2 Florida 8-0
3 Auburn 9-0
4 Boston College 8-0
5 Florida State 8-0
6 Cincinnati 7-0
7 Oklahoma 8-1
8 Clemson 7-1
9 Texas 8-1
10 Wisconsin 8-1

[b][size=+1]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
HB Aaron Brown (TCU)
HB Marlon Lucky (Nebraska)
QB Chase Daniel (Missouri)
QB Todd Boeckman (Ohio State)

 

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[size=+1]Oregon State (5-3) at #16 UCLA (7-1)[/size]

Pasadena, CA - It is safe to say that Rick Neuheisel has gotten off to a good start in UCLA. The only loss for the Bruins came at Autzen Stadium against the Ducks. No shame in losing a game there. Nobody could have thought that Neuheisel would get things turned around so quickly. He has the Bruins looking for a possible Rose Bowl appearance. They would host the Beavers on a nationally televised game in beautiful Pasadena.

The UCLA offense was running on all cylandars early efficiently moving down the field. Unfortunately their opening drive stalled in the red zone leading to an early field goal to make it 3-0 UCLA. The Oregon State offense was horrid against Arizona State the previous week. It was no different this week for the Beavers as their offense could not get anything going and continually were forced to punt from their own side of the field. On defense, the Beavers were having a tough time stopping a conservative UCLA offense from moving the chains. The Beavers were forced to try a blitz and the Bruins seemed to know it was coming as QB Patrick Cowan threw a screen pass to a wide open HB Kahlil Bell who found a lot of green. OSU CB Keenan Lewis tried to pull him down but failed to find the right angle to make a tackle and Bell was gone for a 76 yard TD reception putting UCLA up 10-0.

[size=-5]Bruin QB Patrick Cowan times the screen pass perfectly to HB Kahlil Bell who takes it 76 yards to the house.[/size]​

Finally, OSU caught a break when Cowan threw an ill-advised pass off his back foot which was easily picked off by CB Keenan Lewis who took it all the way back for a pick-six to put Oregon State back in the game down 10-7. However, Cowan and the UCLA offense was not phased by the turnover as the Bruins marched right down the field into the red zone behind the legs of Bell. Eventually Cowan found his WR#84 who made a nice diving catch in the endzone to put UCLA ahead 17-7.

[size=-5]UCLA WR#84 makes a diving catch in the endzone.[/size]​

As the Beavers attempted to run the clock out to end the first half, HB Patrick Fuller caught a simple pass in the flat, hurdled a defender and tried to juke past another two defenders but the Bruins were having no part of that as Fuller was drilled and the ball was separated from him for a fumble which the Bruins quickly recovered. The turnover led to a last second field goal to close out the half 20-7 UCLA.

In the third quarter, the Beavers seemed to find some confidence finally getting into the red zone behind a 13 play drive. OSU QB Sean Canfield threw to the corner of the endzone trying to hook up with WR Sammie Stroughter but the ball was off target and picked off. Beaver head coach Mike Riley was really frustrated crossing his arms and shaking his head at Canfield's decision to throw it up for grabs. It would be the last time the Beavers even sniffed the red zone as their offense was just plain bad. Canfield was sacked eight times as he just seemed to lack confidence and held the ball too long.

The game was essentially over in the fourth quarter but the Bruins kept playing like the game was still in question scoring on a goalline pass in the flat to HB Kahlil Bell who leaped over the Beaver defenders and was upended landing in the endzone to finish off this blowout 30-7 in favor of the Bruins.

[size=-5]UCLA HB Kahlil Bell is upended as he jumps over the defense landing in the endzone.[/size]​

The Oregon State offense has now gone scoreless for eight quarters. It is safe to say that the offense is in a slump. Mike Riley after the game, "You just can't have your quarterback throw it up for grabs like that at that point in a game. He made a bad decision but hopefully he can learn from his mistakes. We really need to just execute better. We will be going back to the drawing board this week to turn things around. We have to give it to the Bruins. They are a darn good football team." The Beavers will have Cal next at home and will hope to turn that offense around.

Oregon State 7

QB Canfield: 12-22, 90 yds, int
HB Fuller: 15 car, 33 yds, 4 rec, 27 yds, fl
WR Stroughter: 4 rec, 34 yds
DE Butler: 8 tkl, 2 tfl, sk
CB Lewis: 2 tkl, int, defl, td

UCLA 30

QB Cowan: 19-30, 278 yds, 2 td, int
HB Bell: 27 car, 115 yds, td, 7 rec, 148 yds, rectd
DT Price: 5 tkl, 3 tfl, 3 sk, ff

 

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[b][size=+1]Week 11 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#8 Oklahoma 14
Texas A&M 17

#24 Notre Dame 14
#4 Boston College 24

#6 Cincinnati 0
#9 West Virginia 37

#23 Louisville 38
#19 Pittsburgh 35

#13 Arizona State 21
Washington 25

[b]#7 Clemson 27 (OT)
#5 Florida State 24[/b]

[b][size=+1]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State 10-0
2 Florida 9-0
3 Auburn 10-0
4 Boston College 9-0
5 Clemson 8-1
6 West Virginia 8-1
7 Texas 9-1
8 Wisconsin 9-1
9 Florida State 8-1
10 USC 7-2

[b][size=+1]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
HB Aaron Brown (TCU)
HB Marlon Lucky (Nebraska)
QB Allan Evridge (Wisconsin)
QB Chase Daniel (Missouri)

 

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[size=+1]Recruiting News[/size]

ATH Marquis Hampton 5* #2 ATH, #16 OVR
Huntington Park, CA
Committed: UCLA

It was a tough week for Oregon State on the recruiting trail. Five star athlete Marquis Hampton from Huntington Park, California committed with UCLA in what was a little bit of a surprise. Hampton really looked like he might end up in Corvallis and the Beavers had him at the top of their recruiting board.

C Anthony Hamilton 4* #2 C, #85 OVR
Sparks, NV
Committed: Oregon

The Beavers also lost four star center Anthony Hamilton from Sparks, Nevada to their in state rival, Oregon. Hamilton was highly recruited from every Pac-10 team and this is a big pick up for the Ducks.

CB Phillip Mansfield 4* #7 CB, #60 OVR
Ponchatoula, LA
Committed: Arkansas

Mike Riley had hoped to have Mansfield as an eventual replacement for Hughes or Lewis but Manfield decided Arkansas was a better fit for himself.

DT Mark Woods 4* #7 DT, #119 OVR
Highland, CA
Committed: Colorado

This was not too surprising as Woods was never that high on OSU. However the Beavers tried without success to recruit this talented DT.

 

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[size=+1]Cal (4-5) at Oregon State (5-4)[/size]

Corvallis, OR - It started off slow. Neither team had anything going offensively early on. Cal QB Nate Longshore would make the first mistake of the game throwing an interception to OSU CB Brandon Hughes. Not long after the turnover, OSU QB Sean Canfield threw a strike over the middle to WR Sammie Stroughter who then did a spin move and took it to the house for a 43 yard TD to give the Beavers a 7-0 lead. Not only did the touchdown put Stroughter back on track but it was first offensive score for the Beavers in eight quarters.

Longshore did not learn from his earlier mistake as he threw another interception. This one was picked off by OLB Dennis Christopher. Fortunately for Cal, the Beavers failed to move the ball in the red zone as the ground game was non-existent leading to a field goal to put OSU ahead 10-0.

On the next possession for the Beavers, Canfield threw to Stroughter in a short curl pattern but the playmaker shrugged off a weak tackling attempt by CB#5 and took it in for his second touchdown reception. Now Oregon State was up big 17-0.

[size=-5]WR Sammie Stoughter shrugs off the tackle and takes it to the house for his second TD of the first quarter.[/size]​

The Beavers were dominating Cal when Oregon State got its first bad break of the game. TE Gabe Miller went down with a strained pectoral and is expected to miss three weeks. Miller has been a big part of the offense keeping many drive alive with receptions over the middle. Still, Cal seemed dead in the water until a simple handoff to Cal HB#21. OSU OLB Isaiah Cook had an opportunity to make the tackle in the backfield but HB#21 slipped out of the tackle. Then CB Brandon Hughes was unable to bring him down and HB#21 took it 59 yards to the house to put Cal on the scoreboard but still down 17-7.

[size=-5]Cal HB#21 slips through a tackle en route to a 59 yard TD run.[/size]​

Just when it looked like Cal would get back in the game Longshore threw an unexplainable pass over the middle that was picked off by MLB Bryant Cornell who made a move and took it all the way back for a pick-six and OSU would take a 24-7 lead into halftime.

The third quarter was fairly uneventful. The Beavers were struck with another injury as their playmaker WR Sammie Stroughter left the game after a kick return and was out the remainder of the game. It was clear Mike Riley wanted to get a run game going but it was not happening as the Cal defense stuffed one run after another. "I thought I was running into a brick wall today. There just wasn't anywhere for me to go," said OSU HB Patrick Fuller after the game. Oregon State would tack on another field goal to make it 27-7 going into the fouth quarter.

Longshore and HB#21 finally put a legitimite drive together and finished it off with a five yard toss to HB#21 to put Cal within reach down 27-14. All OSU would have to do is finish off the clock but they had no running game and their two best receivers were hurt. This led to disaster when the Beavers were backed up inside their own 5 yard line. Canfield was forced to try and pass but could not find anybody open and was sacked for a safety. "I should have done anything but what I did. That was a terrible decision on my part. I know better than that. Hopefully I can learn from that mistake," Canfield would say after the game. But the safety would give Cal a chance as they were now only down 27-16.

Unfortunately for Cal, QB Nate Longshore made a bad mistake himself as he threw a terrible pass which was again picked off by CB Brandon Hughes who saw nothing but green in front of him and housed it to put this game away. Canfield would hook up with Fuller out of the backfield for a TD near the end of the game and a last minute FG for a final score of 44-16 OSU.

[size=-5]CB Brandon Hughes ends any chance for Cal to come back with this pick-six.[/size]​

Cal 16

QB Longshore: 14-27, 131 yds, 4 int
HB#21: 22 car, 121 yds, 2 td, 4 rec, 44 yds
DT Kane: 5 tkl, 2 tfl, 2 sk, sfty

Oregon State 44

QB Canfield: 14-21, 209 yds, 3 td
HB Fuller: 28 car, 63 yds, 5 rec, 46 yds, rectd
WR Stroughter: 2 rec, 87 yds, 2 td
CB Hughes: 3 tkl, 2 int, 2 defl, td

 

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[b][size=+1]Week 12 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#13 Virginia Tech 35
Miami 38

#11 Cincinnati 35
#21 Louisville 41

Missouri 41
#17 Iowa State 30

#10 South Carolina 16
#2 Florida 49

[b]#4 Boston College 6
#7 Florida State 20[/b]

[b][size=+1]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State 11-0
2 Florida 10-0
3 Auburn 11-0
4 Florida State 9-1
5 Clemson 9-1
6 West Virginia 8-1
7 Texas 10-1
8 Boston College 9-1
9 Wisconsin 10-1
10 USC 8-2

[b][size=+1]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
QB Chase Daniel (Missouri)
HB Marlon Lucky (Nebraska)
HB Aaron Brown (TCU)
QB Allan Evridge (Wisconsin)

 

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[size=+1]Oregon State (6-4) at Arizona (6-4)[/size]

Tucson, AZ - The Beavers got a nice change in setting by going to sunny Tucson to play the Wildcats of Arizona. Both the Beavers and the Wildcats have become bowl eligible. Maybe that might be enough for Arizona head coach Mike Stoops to keep his job as he has not lived up to expectations.

This one proved to be a very ugly, defensive game. The first team to get a big play was the home team as the Wildcats got a big punt return which set them up inside the five yard line where QB Willie Tuitama dumped a short pass to his FB to give Arizona the lead 7-0.

[size=-5]Arizona QB Willie Tuitama finds his FB for an early touchdown.[/size]​

The Beavers would look to respond and it seemed like OSU QB Sean Canfield was getting into a rhythm before he tried to throw a ball all the way across the field to WR Sammie Stroughter on an out pattern. The ball was easily picked off by standout CB Devin Ross. On the other side, Arizona seemed to have something going with their mobile QB Tuitama but they for some reason went away from that and failed to get anything going offensively.

Finally the Beavers got a big play on special teams by who else but Sammie Stroughter who set them up inside the red zone on a nice punt return. However it was all for nothing since Canfield was pressured and fumbled the ball when he was sacked which the Wildcat defense quickly recovered. It appeared Arizona would take a 7-0 lead into halftime but Mike Stoops decided on one last play before the half. They lined up for a hail mary. Tuitama dropped back to pass and instead of throwing the ball downfield, he threw it short to a covered receiver. OSU nickelback Tim Clark easily made the interception and took it in for a pick-six to tie the game 7-7 in what was a monumental mistake. Stoops went to Tuitama on the sideline and grabbed him by the facemask screaming at his quarterback. When asked to do the halftime interview from the sideline reporter, Stoops brushed her aside wanting to have nothing to do with her.

The second half was largely as uneventful as the first half. OSU was able to tack on a short field goal as they were shut down inside the red zone to make it 10-7 OSU. Finally, Canfield saw that WR Chris Johnson was left in single coverage and threw deep downfield to a well covered Johnson. The ball was deflected by the Wildcat CB but Johnson alertly was able to make the catch off the tip and take it across the goal line for a touchdown to put OSU ahead 17-7.

[size=-5]OSU WR Chris Johnson catches the ball off the deflection for a touchdown.[/size]​

A ten point lead proved to be insurmountable the way Arizona was playing offensively and Oregon State would win an ugly game on the road over the Wildcats 17-7. Next game for Oregon State will be the Civil War against Oregon at Corvallis. The game will probably have a lot on the line as far as the bowl picture is concerned in the Pac-10 and is going to be a big recruiting day for Oregon State.

Oregon State 17

QB Canfield: 20-27, 226 yds, td, 2int
HB Francis: 24 car, 50 yds
WR Stroughter: 7 rec, 68 yds
WR Johnson: 3 rec, 54 yds, td

Arizona 7

QB Tuitama: 20-34, 156 yds, td, int
HB Grigsby: 9 car, 40 yds
CB Ross: 5 tkl, tfl, sk, int, 3 defl, ff

 

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[b][size=+1]Week 13 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#21 Pittsburgh 35
#15 Cincinnati 16

#6 West Virginia 31
#17 Louisville 26

#25 BYU 41
Utah 44 (OT)

[b]#14 Texas Tech 42
#12 Oklahoma 50[/b]

[b][size=+1]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State 12-0
2 Florida 11-0
3 Auburn 11-0
4 Florida State 10-1
5 Clemson 10-1
6 West Virginia 9-1
7 Texas 10-1
8 Boston College 10-1
9 Wisconsin 11-1
10 USC 8-2

[b][size=+1]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
HB Aaron Brown (TCU)
QB Allan Evridge (Wisconsin)
QB Todd Boeckman (Ohio State)
QB Chase Daniel (Missouri)

 

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[b][size=+1]Recruiting News[/size][/b]

[b]Commitments[/b]

G [b]Corey Matthews[/b] 4* #13 G
Santa Monica, CA
Committed: Oregon

CB [b]Drew Ivey[/b] 4* #12 CB
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Committed: UCLA

MLB [b]Michael Hall[/b] 4* #10 MLB
Central Point, OR
Committed: USC

HB [b]Johnny Mullins[/b] 4* #20 HB
East Hill-Meridan, WA
Committed: Washington State

[b]Visiting Oregon State[/b]
The Civil War is a huge recruiting day for Oregon State. 
These are a few that people should keep an eye on.

HB [b]Marvin Quinn[/b] 5* #6 HB, #38 OVR
Brea, CA
Top Schools: Oregon State, USC, Notre Dame, Oregon

FS [b]Matt Arnold[/b] 4* #12 FS
Greenacres City, FL
Top Schools: Oregon State, South Carolina, Florida State

FS [b]Chris Stewart[/b] 4* #8 FS
Irvine, CA
Top Schools: Arizona State, Oregon State, Oregon

WR [b]Alex Whitehead[/b] 4* #39 WR
Four Corners, OR
Top Schools: Oregon State, UCLA, Oregon

WR [b]Brian Herring[/b] 4* #33 WR
Manteca, CA
Top Schools: Oregon State, Oregon, Cal

WR [b]Marcus Sullivan[/b] 4* #20 WR
Sacramento, CA
Top Schools: Cal, UCLA, Oregon State

ATH [b]Amir White[/b] 4* #11 ATH
San Gabriel, CA
Top Schools: Oregon State, West Virginia, UCLA

OLB [b]Jason Griffin[/b] 4* #12 OLB
Brea, CA
Top Schools: Washington, BYU, Oregon State

 

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[size=+2]Civil War[/size]
[size=+1]Oregon (7-4) at Oregon State (7-4)[/size]

Corvallis, OR - The bitter in state rivalry known as the Civil War. The Beavers have won the last two in a row against the Ducks. Could they make it a three-peat over Oregon? The Beavers would have the advantage of homefield which has played a huge role in this rivalry. However, Oregon State has broken the trend as they were able to beat the Ducks in Autzen last year. Neither team has really had a very stellar season but there was still bragging rights and the bowl picture to consider. With a win Oregon State could make it into the Holiday Bowl with some help but the bowl picture was really complicated and unpredictable.

It was a beauitful, clear evening at Reser. The crowd was loud early as Oregon was stopped to a three and out on their first possession but things calmed down when Oregon State was also forced to punt. The stadium was really silenced when Duck QB Cody Kempt threw to WR#6 in a short curl route. OSU SS Bryan Payton and FS Al Afalava were both unable to bring down WR#6 and the fast receiver took it 75 yards to the house as Oregon struck first to go up 7-0.

[size=-5]Oregon WR#6 breaks two tackles on his way for a 75 yard touchdown reception.[/size]​

OSU countered with an impressive, methodical drive that stalled in the red zone leading to a field goal to make it 7-3. As the second quarter got underway Kempt threw an unwise pass in the area of CB Brandon Hughes who made the pick. OSU QB Sean Canfield was not going to let the turnover go to waste as he threw to an open WR Sammie Stroughter who caught the ball on a slant and sped downfield until he was tackled inside the red zone. The next play saw a handoff to HB Jeremy Francis on a counter where he actually found a hole and made it all the way to the goal line where he was tackled just short of the endzone. Francis did not fail to get in on his second attempt as he fought his way into the endzone to put OSU on top 10-7.

[size=-5]OSU HB Jeremy Francis fights his way in for a touchdown.[/size]​

The Ducks were not phased in the least as Oregon offensive coordinator Chip Kelly caught the Beavers in a blitz on screen play. Kempt got the ball out, getting it just over the line where HB LeGarrette Blount made the catch in traffic. OSU SS Bryan Payton tried to make the tackle but Blount spun out of it and made his way for the sideline where there was a whole lot of green and the big running back took it all the way in for a 57 yard touchdown reception to give Oregon the lead again 14-10.

Oregon State seemed to be feeling the pressure on their next drive as Canfield was sacked and OSU was called for a holding penalty that prevented a first down. Suddenly OSU was punting from their own endzone

Oregon now found themselves inside the red zone on the verge of taking a larger lead. Unfortunately for the Ducks, Kempt tried to challenge CB Brandon Hughes again which proved to be a bad decision as Hughes tied the school record with the interception and took it all the way back for a pick-six. Just like that Oregon State regained the lead 17-14.

Kempt would maintain his composure as he would look for WR#6 on another short curl route. WR#6 spun out of a CB Brandon Hughes tackling attempt. SS Afalava was also unable to bring down the receiver and he was gone for his second touchdown. This one was for a 71 yard reception that put Oregon back on top 21-17.

The Beavers needed to respond and that is just what they did as Canfield hooked up with WR Chris Johnson who caught the ball on a corner route setting up OSU at the Oregon nine yard line. Red zone offense has been a strugge for the Beavers this season but this time Canfield capitalized on the opportunity throwing a laser over the middle to WR Kyle Brown who caught the ball in the endzone over the middle of the field to put OSU ahead 24-21. Oregon would march right down the field and finish the half with a last second field goal to make it all tied up 24-24 at halftime.

[size=-5]OSU QB Sean Canfield throws a laser over the middle to WR Kyle Brown for a red zone touchdown.[/size]​

As the second half got underway, OSU was given a scare when Canfield went down holding his ribs. He left the game and QB Lyle Moevao came in and ran an option run for a gain of two yards. Canfield was only out for one play as he came rushing back on to the field as the crowd cheered him on. Canfield has come a long way this season. The Beavers would be able to score a field goal to take the lead 27-24.

The Ducks also attempted an option but were far more successful as Kempt pitched the ball just as he was going down. HB LeGarrette took the pitch, made a move on CB Keenan Lewis and was gone for a 48 yard touchdown to put Oregon back on top 31-27.

OSU would respond with an unimpressive three and out. Oregon would close out the third quarter with a 51 yard field goal attempt that hit the upright.

The Ducks got a huge play early in fourth quarter as Kempt decided to test CB Brandon Hughes again. This time WR#6 got the best of the standout cornerback as the Hughes was beat by the speedster receiver where Kempt threw the ball perfectly as WR#6 caught the ball in stride and took in for a 32 yard touchdown reception. The touchdown was WR#6's third touchdown of the game and put Oregon up 38-27.

[size=-5]Duck WR#6 with his third touchdown reception of the game.[/size]​

OSU did not respod well to the big play as they were forced to punt after a three and out. However Oregon was also stopped to a three and out. The Beavers would finally strike as Canfield threw deep to WR Sammie Stroughter who was in single coverage. Stroughter jumped up and made the catch. Then he was tackled low and upended out of bounds. The referee called it a catch for a 50 yard gain. The next play would see Canfield hook up with Stroughter again. This time on a short curl patter where Stroughter broke a tackle and took in for a touchdown. The Beavers were forced to go for two to make it a three point game. Canfield stepped back to pass and threw a strike to Stroughter who caught the ball over the middle of the field in the endzone to make it 38-35 Oregon.

Time was running out for an OSU comeback as there was only 4:02 left on the clock. The Ducks seemed to be stopped as it was 3rd & 12 but QB Cody Kempt on an option run was able to break containment and get the first down. The play was a big setback for the Beavers and the crowd was silenced. The next play saw WR#6 in the endzone for his fourth touchdown but there was a flag down. Holding on the Ducks. The Ducks tried another option play and Kempt unwisely decided to pitch the ball in traffic which led to a fumble. The Beavers recovered and were back in business.

The Beavers only needed a field goal and had plenty of time. Canfield hooked up with a big pass deep over the middle of the field to WR Chris Johnson which set up Oregon State at the Oregon 38 yard line. The next play saw Canfield hooking up with TE Howard Croom for a first down with only :52 on the clock. Canfield called a timeout. OSU was at the Oregon 28 yard line and in field goal position.

Instead of conservatively running out the clock and tieing the game with a field goal, Mike Riley decided to try for the win. Canfield dropped back to pass and could not find anybody open. He threw over the middle to WR Sammie Stroughter who was sort of open. The ball was alittle off target. Stroughter appeared he would make the catch any way but Duck OLB Jerome Boyd snatched it away from Stroughter's hands for a huge interception. The turnover basically put an end to this exciting rivalry game. The crowd was absolutely stunned and silenced. Canfield could only stare blankly as he knew he had made a major blunder. The Ducks killed the clock and celebrated a huge victory over the Beavers 38-35

[size=-5]OLB Jerome Boyd comes up with the interception as he fights for the ball with OSU WR Sammie Stroughter.[/size]​

Oregon 38

QB Kempt: 17-23, 354 yds, 4 td, 2 int, fl
HB Blount: 5 car, 55 yds, td, rectd
WR#6: 4 rec, 184 yds, 3 td
FS#44: 15 tkl, tfl, sk

Oregon State 35

QB Canfield: 27-38, 376 yds, 2 td, int
HB Francis: 18 car, 35 yds, td
WR Johnson: 9 rec, 149 yds
WR Stroughter: 7 rec, 118 yds, td
CB Hughes: 4 tkl, 2 int, defl, td

 

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[b][size=+1]Week 14 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

Texas A&M 27
#7 Texas 13

#6 West Virginia 20
#16 Pittsburgh 23

#11 UCLA 13
#18 Arizona State 24

#3 Auburn 35
#15 Alabama 23

#13 South Carolina 14
#5 Clemson 38

Notre Dame 20
#10 USC 17

[b]#2 Florida 34
#4 Florida State 27[/b]

[b][size=+1]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Ohio State 12-0
2 Florida 12-0
3 Auburn 12-0
4 Clemson 11-1
5 Boston College 11-1
6 Wisconsin 11-1
7 Florida State 10-2
8 Oklahoma 10-2
9 West Virginia 9-2
10 Pittsburgh 9-2

[b][size=+1]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

HB Brandon Saine (Ohio State)
HB Aaron Brown (TCU)
QB Allan Evridge (Wisconsin)
HB Marlon Lucky (Nebraska)
QB Todd Boeckman (Ohio State)

 

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[size=+1]Recruiting News[/size]

HB Marivn Quinn 5* #6 HB, #38 OVR
Brea, CA
Committed: Oregon State

Five star HB Marvin Quinn out of Brea, California has committed with Oregon State. This is a huge pick up for the Beavers. Quinn should greatly improve an anemic running game for the Beavers. When asked why he decided on the Beavers, Quinn responded, "I really liked Mike Riley and am looking forward to learning what I need to do to help this team get to the next level and I was really impressed with the facilities." Quinn was interested in OSU from the beginning but was recruited hard by USC, Oregon, and Notre Dame but in the end he chose Oregon State.